IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.331 of 2025 ---- Ram Narayan Thakur, aged about 68 years, Son of Late Chandradeo Thakur, Resident of Village-Chaukadi, P.O. & P.S Haidernagar, District-Palamau, Jharkhand …. …. Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand …. …. Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Petitioner(s)/Applicant(s) : Mr. Abhijeet Kr. Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, A.P.P. ---- 03/Dated: 12th February, 2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned counsel for the State. 2. The applicant, who is in custody since 01.10.2023, has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail in connection with Haidernagar P.S. Case No.68 of 2023, corresponding to POCSO Case No.96 of 2023, registered for the offence under Sections 341, 342, 323 & 377 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 and 8 of the POCSO Act, 2012, pending in the court of learned Spl. Judge POCSO Act-cum- ADJ-IV, Palamau. 3. The prayer for bail of the applicant was rejected by this Court vide order dated 15.02.2024 passed in B.A No.110 of 2024 and thereafter, his prayer for bail was again rejected by this Court vide order dated 23.08.2024 passed in B.A No.5641 of 2024. 4. From perusal of the status report sent by the Trial Court, it appears that the prosecution witnesses have already been examined and the defence witnesses are yet to be examined. 5. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant(s) that complete set of FIR along with its enclosure have been annexed with this bail application and there is no suppression on his/her part. Innocence has been claimed by the learned counsel for the applicant and undertaking has been given for participation in the trial. It has been submitted that the applicant has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R. On the above basis, prayer for bail has been renewed. 6. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. 7. Considering the stage of the trial, I am not inclined to enlarge the applicant on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the applicant stands rejected once again. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Raja/-Uploaded